About

Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1918-11-11
Place of birth:
Kirkwall, United Kingdom
Website:
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Margaret Tait

Overview

Margaret Caroline Tait was a Scottish film maker and poet. Tait attended the University of Edinburgh, gaining qualifications in Medicine (1941). She later moved to Rome, where she studied filmmaking at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (1950–1952).

Known for

Acting
2024 Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2020 Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995 Actor herself N/A
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1983 Margaret Tait: Film Maker Actor Self N/A
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1974 Colour Poems Actor Narrator 58
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1955 The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo Actor Narrator 58
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1952 A Portrait of Ga Actor Narrator 58
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Directing
1998 Garden Pieces Directing Director 58
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1992 Blue Black Permanent Directing Director 58
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1981 Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place Directing Director N/A
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1981 Aspects of Kirkwall 6: Some Changes Directing Director N/A
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1981 Land Makar Directing Director 58
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1980 Aspects of Kirkwall 4: The Ba Directing Director N/A
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1978 Local News: Bu of Cairston Broch Directing Director N/A
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1978 Shop! Directing Director N/A
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1978 Hydro Poles by Helicopter Directing Director N/A
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1977 Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions Directing Director N/A
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1976 Place of Work Directing Director 58
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1976 Survivor Directing Director N/A
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1976 Tailpiece Directing Director N/A
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1976 Start of a Race, end of a show, etc. Directing Director N/A
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1974 Aspects of Kirkwall 2: Shape of a Town Directing Director N/A
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1974 These Walls Directing Director N/A
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1974 Colour Poems Directing Director 58
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1974 Aerial Directing Director 58
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1973 Eclipse Directing Director N/A
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1973 On the Mountain Directing Director N/A
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1970 John MacFadyen Directing Director 58
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1970 Painted Eightsome Directing Director 58
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1970 Growing Up: Chinese Geese in Orkney Directing Director N/A
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1969 A Pleasant Place Directing Director N/A
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1966 Splashing Directing Director 59
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1966 Caora Mor: The Big Sheep Directing Director N/A
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1964 Where I Am Is Here Directing Director 58
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1964 Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait Directing Director 59
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1964 Palindrome Directing Director N/A
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1958 Edinburgh Directing Director N/A
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1957 The Drift Back Directing Director N/A
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1956 Rose Street Directing Director 58
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1955 Edinburgh General Directing Director N/A
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1955 All These New Relations Directing Director N/A
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1955 Calypso Directing Director 58
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1955 Orquil Burn Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo Directing Director 58
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1955 Princes Street Edinburgh Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Royal Mile Edinburgh Directing Director N/A
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1954 Happy Bees Directing Director N/A
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1952 A Portrait of Ga Directing Director 58
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1951 Three Portrait Sketches Directing Director N/A
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1951 My Room, Via Ancona 21 Directing Director N/A
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1951 One Is One Directing Director N/A
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1951 The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo Directing Director N/A
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1950 Perugia in Umbria Directing Director N/A
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1949 Milano Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2014 Before Words Writing Writer N/A
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1992 Blue Black Permanent Writing Writer 58
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1976 Place of Work Writing Writer 58
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1976 Tailpiece Writing Writer N/A
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1964 Where I Am Is Here Writing Writer 58
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1956 Rose Street Writing Writer 58
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1952 A Portrait of Ga Writing Writer 58
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Production
1976 Place of Work Production Producer 58
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1956 Rose Street Production Producer 58
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1952 A Portrait of Ga Production Producer 58
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Camera
1976 Place of Work Camera Director of Photography 58
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1956 Rose Street Camera Director of Photography 58
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1952 A Portrait of Ga Camera Director of Photography 58
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Crew
1951 Three Portrait Sketches Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
1969 A Pleasant Place Editing Editor N/A
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1952 A Portrait of Ga Editing Editor 58
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1951 Three Portrait Sketches Editing Editor N/A
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